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Squatter's Delight
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Wikipedia article
'Squatter's Delight' or ' In Krakende Welstand ' is a 1990 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. It was written by de Jong and Jan Eilander. The film was de Jong's first and she won the prize of the city of Utrecht (De Prijs van de stad Utrecht) at the Netherlands Film Days.
Plot
In the early 1980s, a group of people squatted a house in central Amsterdam and then legalised it. Several years later, the city council wants to increase the rent dramatically and people in the group respond in different ways.
Cast
*Sophie Hoebrechts ... Eveline
*Ottolien Boeschoten ... Kaat
*Matthias Maat ... Michiel
*Angela van de Zon ... Hansje
*Pieter Anno ... Maurice
*Ivo Jansen op de Haar ... Paul
*Titus van der Bragt ... Martin
*Bruno van Klaveren ... Marc
*Robert Jan Birkenfeld ... Architect
*Jan Lenferink ... Bekende Nederlander
*Jeroen Planting ... Michiel
Critical response
Volkskrant saw the film as giving a "nuanced" view of the squatters movement, however squatters magazine 'Ravage' found the film disappointing.
References
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